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October 27 hearing scheduled in Richmond, VA for city-wide ban on circus elephants The Richmond, VA City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 27, regarding Ordinance No. 2014-199. The ordinance would essentially prohibit circuses from exhibiting elephants…

New York Times – Vigorous prosecution of animal cruelty is appropriate, but not based on animal rights. All members of nonhuman animal species are incapable of significant moral responsibilities, and thus affording them “rights” just doesn’t fit. Rather than focusing…

Dairy Herd Management In a narrow margin, Missouri voters passed Amendment 1, a proposed constitutional amendment creating a right to farm. According to the Associated Press, the amendment had 498,751 votes for it and 496,223 against it with all precincts…

Dallas News AUSTIN — Agriculture commissioner candidate Tommy Merritt is drawing attention to rival Sid Miller’s past support for horse slaughter, noting in a mailer to Republican primary voters that Miller introduced measures in the House to legalize the sale…

Humanewatch.org It must be a bad day for Wayne “I don’t love animals” Pacelle and company over at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). They’re desperately trying to put lipstick on a pig, and it’s obvious. Today Pacelle…

The National Day of the Cowboy organization recently honored Bob Fox at the Grand National Rodeo by awarding him their Cowboy Keeper Award. Bob has represented the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in California for over 15 years and was honored…

The Union Nearly 40 people spoke at a hearing Thursday that stretched for almost two hours on whether the Nevada County Fair should allow elephant rides at the fairgrounds. But in the end, less than a minute of silence…

Carmel Valley News Elephant rides – a tradition at the San Diego County Fair for nearly 30 years – will once again be offered at this year’s fair, in spite of a renewed effort by opponents of the rides to…

Fox 17 Nashville, TN NASHVILLE, Tenn. – You’ve seen the ads tugging at your heart strings. Abused animals that need your help. The Humane Society of the U.S. asks you to donate to help those animals. While the National Humane…